Stanford Maintains Lead in First Winter Division I LSDC Standings; Pac 12 with 4 Institutions in Top 10

CLEVELAND – Stanford keeps its lead in the first winter standings of the Division I Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. The Cardinal had an eighth place finish in women’s indoor track & field bringing their total points to 615.50.

The UCLA Bruins stay in second with 548 points, placing 28th in women’s indoor track & field and 62nd in men’s indoor track and field.

North Carolina remains in third with 503 points, earning points from a 26th place finish in women’s indoor track & field and 51st place finish in men’s indoor track & field.

The Ducks of Oregon move from 10th to fourth place due to finishing second in women’s indoor track and field and capturing the men’s indoor track & field championship. They have 491 total points.

Rounding out the top five is Penn State, placing 12th in men’s indoor track & field and 52nd in women’s indoor track & field.

The Pac-12 leads all conferences with four institutions in the top 10 – Stanford (1st), UCLA (2nd), Oregon (4th) and Colorado (10th).

The Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution’s finish in up to 20 sports — ten women’s and ten men’s.

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